Chapter 10 - Brahmā's Prayers (Lalita-rāga)

Text 1

ratha haite uli brahma pranama kari kara-puṭe stuti kare dui kara juḍi

ratha-the chariot; haite-from; uli-descended; brahma-Brahma; praṇama-bowing; kari-did; kara-puṭe-with folded hands; stuti-prayers; kare-did; dui kara-two hands; juḍi-folded.

Brahmā descended from the chariot, bowed down, and with folded hands offered prayers.

 

Text 2

cari mukuṭa bhumi loṭhaya tite aṅkira jale kandite kandite brahma sa-karuna bale

cari-four; mukuṭa-crowns; bhumi-the ground; loṭhaya-touching; tite aṅkira jale-eyes filled with tears; kandite-weeping; kandite-and weeping; brahma-Brahma; sa-karuṇa-humble and sad; bale-spoke.

His four crowns touching the ground, and tears flowing from his eyes, weeping Brahmā sadly spoke the following words.

 

Text 3

eta maya kena gosañī pataha amay ama hena koṭī brahma nimeṣeke hay

eta-this; maya kena gosañī-the master of Maya; pataha amay-I offer obeisances; ama-me; hena-like; koṭī-millions; brahma-of Brahmas; nimeṣeke-in the blinking of an eye; hay-are.

O Lord, O master of Māyā, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. In the blinking of an eye You can create many millions of Brahmās like me.

 

Text 4

aja-hena nama mora tri-jagate baila sei bole andha haiya toma na cinila

aja-unborn; hena-like; nama-nmae; mora-of me; tri-jagate-in the three worlds; baila-is; sei-this; bole-statement; andha-blind; haiya-being; toma-of You; na-not; cinila-I knew.

Even though in these three worlds I am called by the name the unborn one" and by other respectful names, I am blind and foolish, for I could not recognize who You really are.

 

Text 5

tomara nabhi-padme gosañī amara utpatti ami aja nahi tumi aja se śrī-pati

tomara-of You; nabhi-navel; padme-lotus flower; gosañī-master; amara-of me; utpatti-birth; ami-I am; aja-unborn; nahi-not; tumi-You; aja-unborn; se-He; śrī-pati-the husband of the goddess of fortune.

I was born from the lotus flower of Your navel. Therefore I am not truly unborn. It is You who are unborn, for You are Nārāyana, the goddess of fortune's husband.

 

Text 6

adya-anta hao tumi narayan akhila brahmanḍa tumi tumi se karan

adya-beginning; anta-and end; haaḥ-are; tumi-You; narayaṇ-Narayana; akhila-all; brahmaṇḍa-material universes; tumi-You; tumi-You; se-that; karaṇ-cause.

You are Nārāyaṇa, the beginning and end of everything, the creator of all the universes.

 

Text 7

sattva-rajaḥ-tamaḥ tumi tri-guṇa-dharī amara sṛjale tumi deba śrī-hari

sattva-rajaḥ-tamaḥ-goodness, passion, and ignorance; tumi-You; tri-guna-dharī-the maintainer of the three modes; amara-of me; sṛjale-create; tumi-You; deba-the body; śrī- hari-Lord Hari.

You are the master of the three modes: goodness, passion, and ignorance. You are Lord Hari, who created my body.

 

Text 8

tomara mahima bali kahara sahase koṭī koṭī brahma tomar loma-kupe bhase

tomara-of You; mahima-the glories; bali-t speak; kahara-who?; sahase-is able; koṭī-millions; koṭī-and millions; brahma-Brahmas; tomaḥ-of You; loma-kupe-from the bodily pores; bhase-are manifested.

Who can describe Your glories? Millions and millions of Brahmās have come from the pores of Your transcendental body.

 

Text 9

koṭi brahmar eka ami tahara bhitare auṭa hata pramana amar kalebare

koṭi-millions; brahmaḥ-of Brahmas; eka-one; ami-I am; tahara-of that; bhitare-in the midst; auṭa-lowly; hata-hand; pramana-measurement; amaḥ-of me; kalebare-the body.

I am one of those many millions of Brahmās. I am a lowly creature with a body the size of seven cubits.

 

Text 10

aṅkhira nimiṣe koṭi brahmara sṛjan katakṣe sṛjaha punaḥ karaha nidhan

aṅkhira-of the eyes; nimiṣe-blinking; koṭi-millions; brahmara-of Brahmas; sṛjan-create; katakṣe-with a sidelong glance; sṛjaha-create; punaḥ-again; karaha-do; nidhan-destruction.

With an eyeblink You create many millions of Brahmās, and with a glance You again destroy them.

 

Text 11

saṃsarera sara tumi jagata-karan adi-anta-madhya nahi nama narayan

saṃsarera-of the material world; sara-the best; tumi-You; jagata-karan-the cause of the universe; adi-anta-madhya-the beginning, middle, and ened; nahi-not; nama-named; narayaṇ-Narayana.

You are the creator of the universes. You are the beginning, middle, and end. Are You not Lord Nārāyaṇa?

 

Text 12

tomara sebaka saṅga kata pun/ya pai na patiha maya more śuna govindai

tomara-of You; sebaka-of the servants; saṅga-association; kata-how many?; pun/ya-pious deeds; pai-attain; na-not; patiha-spread; maya-Maya; more-to me; śuna-please hear; govindai-O Kṛṣṇa.

How many pious deeds must one have performed in past lives to attain the company of Your servants? O Lord, please don't bewilder me with Your Māyā. O Govinda, please hear my words.

 

Text 13

abaśya thakaye putra jananī-udare carana-aghata baje mayera śarīre

abaśya-inevitably; thakaye-staying; putra-a child; jananī-of the mother; udare-in the womb; caraṇa-aghata-kicking the feet; baje-does; mayera-of Maya; śarīre-in the body.

A child inside the mother's womb may sometimes kick the mother's body.

 

Text 14

sei jadi papa haya śuna damodar koṭī brahma ache tomar śarīra-bhitar

sei-he; jadi-if; papa-sin; haya-is; śuna-please hear; damodaḥ-O Kṛṣṇa; koṭī-millions; brahma-Brahmas; ache-are; tomaḥ-of You; śarīra-bhitaḥ-within the body.

Does the kicking infant commit a sin? O Dāmodara, please hear my words: Many millions of Brahmās reside within Your transcendental body.

 

Text 15

tabe nirdaya kena haibe cakra-pani kandite kandite brahma baila eta banī

tabe-then; nirdaya-merciless; kena-why; haibe-is; cakra- paṇi-the holder of the cakra; kandite-weeping; kandite-and weeping; brahma-Brahma; baila-spoke; eta-these; baṇī-words.

O Lord who holds the cakra, why will You not be merciful to me?

Weeping and weeping, Brahmā spoke these words.